Spine disorders have an overall affect on your body. This is the main reason why most people prefer the chiropractic treatment for back disorders. According to a report, approximately 18 million adults and 2 million children visit a chiropractor in a year. Spinal alignment brings a lot of health benefits. Unless your spine comes back to its position your body is not going to get any relief. So, what exactly happens during spinal alignment? Read this article and answer the questions that are building in your head.

What is Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment?

A gentle force is introduced in your spine with an intention to release a vertebral segment from its abnormal motion and position thereby reducing the vertebral subluxation. This adjustment is known is chiropractic spinal adjustment.

Techniques of Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment

Today, there are more than twenty adjusting techniques practiced in chiropractic treatment. Each technique is aimed at a specific adjusting for restoring the spine to its normal position. Below is a brief detail of the most popular and effective chiropractic techniques.

- Diversified Technique - also known as Full-Spine Specific consists of high-velocity and light comfortable dynamic thrusts accompanied by a popping sound. This technique is the most widely used of all the chiropractic treatments.

- Extremity Manipulating / Adjusting Technique - this technique focuses on adjustments to the extremity joints. These joints consist of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hands and fingers, hip, knees, ankle and toes. The general conditions that require adjustments include posture-linked problems, carpal tunnel syndrome and gait.

- Activator Methods Technique - in this technique a hand-held, spring-loaded instrument known as activator is used to perform the adjustment or manipulation. The activator delivers a lighter and quicker thrust than a human hand which makes it a better method.

- Cold Laser Therapy - in this technique a specific type of light generated by a low level laser penetrates the skin's surface and triggers the underlying tissue. This technique is also known as the chiropractic laser therapy or phototherapy.

- Korean Specific Technique - in this technique specific yet gentle adjustments are made to treat subluxations misalignment anywhere in the body.

- Gonstead Technique - this technique is a variation of the Diversified technique. It highlights five criteria in determining the presence of a vertebral subluxation complex. The criteria emphasized include: visualization, instrumentation, static palpation (feeling), motion palpation, and X-ray analysis.

- Cox Flex ion/Distraction Technique - in this technique the hands-on manipulation/adjustment technique is used jointly with a special table designed to grip and flex the spine forward. It is commonly used in treating disc herniation and increasing the mobility of the spine.

- Thompson Technique - this technique is a specific chiropractic method used for adjusting the dorsal, lumbar, and pelvic regions of the spine. The technique applies Leg Length System an analysis system which finds out imbalance in the length of the legs.

All the chiropractic techniques are designed according to the patient's age and spinal condition. During the process, a patient might feel some interventions. These interventions include stretching of muscle and ligaments, increase in blood circulation and firing of nerve fibers. The main objective is to reduce the negative neurological impact and improve the functioning of the overall body.